Tuesday, September 16, 2014

09-16-14 Jive

Good evening! It’s Tuesday, September 16th. This is the
Jive at Five, our community calendar and rundown of nighttime programming here
on 88.1 FM, WESU Middletown, your station for NPR, Pacifica, independent and
local public affairs by day, and the best in free-form community programming
weeknights and weekends.

I'm Marianne O’Hare, producer of Conversations on HealthCare.

Here’s a rundown of some of what’s going on in our area this
week:

Tonight at the Buttonwood Tree, here in Middletown, there’s a
Laughter Yoga “Playshop” at 6, led by Mylene Poitras. Indian Summer
performs at 7 on Friday, with easy listening Jazz and Pop. Saturday
morning at 10:30 they continue the Aligned with Source workshop with Annaita
Gandhy, and this week’s theme is “Our World – Our Family.” Saturday at 8
they have New Age Piano with Dan Kennedy, and on Sunday there’s Poetry
Potluck at 4 p.m. Eric Kuhn’s photography exhibit, “Quintessential
New England: A Day in the Life,” continues though the month. www.buttonwood.org

Tonight down in New Haven, at Café Nine, Peter Case and Joe
Flood take the stage, and Wednesday’s headliner is La Tunda, along with
Reptilian Race and Shaun Bowen. On Wednesday, Go Kat Go! presents The Chop
Tops, and Rusty Things at 9. On Friday night they’ve got The
Bernie Worrell Orchestra, along with Jen Durkin and the Business, at 9.
Saturday afternoon’s weekly jazz jam session is with Tony Dioguardi &
Friends at 4:30, followed at 9 by The Weeks, and Laundry Day. On
Sunday at 4 there’s Dr. Sketchy’s Anti Art School, with The Original Sunday
Night Jam following at 8 p.m., featuring The Langley Project. www.cafenine.com.

Manic Productions presents a number of shows at area venues
this week. Tonight ( Tuesday), they offer Deafheaven, No Joy, and Indian
Handcrafts at The Ballroom at The Outer Space, in Hamden. On
Wednesday, at Bar in New Haven, there’s Steve Rodgers (of Mighty Purple), along
with Kindred Queer. Thursday’s show at The Space in Hamden brings
you Whirr, Cloakroom, Stone Titan, and glow. www.manicproductions.com

Infinity Hall’s new Hartford venue brings Nicki Bluhm and
The Gramblers, and the Felice Brothers, to the stage tomorrow/Wednesday at
8. On Thursday night you can catch Amy Helm and The Handsome
Strangers, with special guest Darlingside, also at 8. Fridays
offering is New Riders of the Purple Sage with special guest Kerri Powers, and
on Saturday there’s Deer Tick, with special guest Oh, Cassius! Sunday’s
7:30 show brings you Chick Corea & The Vigil, with acoustic and electric
classics. http://www.infinityhall.com for
information

At Scatz Restaurant and Jazz Lounge in Middletown, there’s
an Open Mic Poetry Night this Wednesday at 8. On Friday, they have
Sez Zion on the stage at 8, with a first-time performance by SHOWTIME on
Saturday night.www.scatzrestaurantandlounge.com.
That’s scatz with a z.

Down in New Haven, at Toad’s Place, Friday night Shakedown pays
The Dead & beyond, with open performances by, Off the Dome, and Back From
Earth. In Lilly’s Pad on Friday, they’ve got Positive ID, Goat
Herder, Zavier, and more for a 6:30 show. www.toadsplace.com

The Zilkha Gallery at Wesleyan opens the landscape paintings
exhibit of Tula Telfair on Tuesday with an opening reception and talk at
5. The exhibit runs through December 7. On Wednesday,
there’s a panel discussion at CFA Hall at 7 on “Gender, Islam, and the ‘Muslim
Problem’.” Also at the CFA Theater on Friday, the dance ensemble LeeSaar The
Company will perform Princess Crocodile at 8 p.m.

WESU is a sponsor of "Muslim Women's Voices at
Wesleyan", a yearlong exploration presented by Wesleyan University's
Center for the Arts to expand awareness, knowledge, and understanding of Muslim
cultures through the lens of performance. This Saturday, September 20, the
Planet Hip Hop Festival, curated by Nomadic Wax, will feature three afternoon
workshops and evening performances by international Muslim women in hip
hop, including London's spoken-word duo Poetic Pilgrimage, the U.S. debut of
Montreal-based Algerian singer-songwriter and rapper Meryem Saci as a solo
artist, and the New England debut of Washington, D.C.-based and Grammy
Award-nominated singer-songwriter, poet, and emcee Maimouna Youssef a.k.a. Mumu
Fresh as a solo artist. More information by calling 860-685-3355 or online a t www.wesufm.org/cfa

On Wednesday, the Friends of the Wesleyan Library present a
free lecture, “Free Speech, Academic Freedom, and the American University,” by
David Rabban at 7 p.m. at the Olin Library. www.arts2go.org

On Thursday, Salons at Stowe hosts a discussion “Women’s
Healthcare in the Age of Obamacare and Hobby Lobby,” at 5 p.m. at the Harriet
Beecher Stowe Center in Hartford. Details at www.harrietbeecherstowe.org

The Middletown Arts Stakeholders Group has a potluck supper
on Wednesday at 5 at Russell Library. Details at www.arts2go.com

On Saturday at 2pm, Anthony Riccio will speak on his book “Farms, Factories and
Families: Italian American Women of Connecticut.” at the library www.russelllibrary.org

The Hartford Public Library has offerings to celebrate
Hispanic Heritage Month. Bomba & Plena workshops and
presentations occur all week. On Saturday at 1 p.m. the Damian
Curtis Trio performs jazz outdoors at the downtown branch. The exhibit “Family
Traits,” by Peruvian artist Isabel Acosta, continues through the month at the
Artwalk gallery downtown. www.hlpct.org

The Connecticut Cycling Advancement Program sponsors the
Connecticut Cycling Festival this Saturday and Sunday in Hartford, and includes
trials, tours, training, freestyle shows, and more. Find locations
and start times at www.bikereg.com/ctcy

Hartford’s Envisionfest festival takes place this Saturday
in Hartford from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and includes art, theater, music, biking
and more. Their two open-air markets include Hartford HodgePodge and
State of Makers Marketplace. www.envisionfesthartford.com

Connecticut’s summer farmer’s markets are offering their
fall harvest to you, and are located: in Middletown on Tuesdays; in East Haddam
and Old Saybrook on Wednesdays; in Clinton, Durham, and Middletown on
Thursdays; in Higganum and Middletown on Fridays; in Ivoryton on Saturdays, and
in Chester on Sundays. www.ctnofa.org fills
in the details.

Now here's a rundown of cinema off the beaten track in
Central Connecticut:

At Real Art Ways in Hartford, the run of “The Trip to
Italy,” a comedic culinary road trip that reunites Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon
as they retrace the steps of the Romantic poets’ grand tour of Italy, continues
through Thursday. And tonight through Wednesday they’re showing “Alive
Inside,” a documentary about the power of music to awaken memories in nursing
home residents. On Friday the run of “God Help the Girl”
opens; it’s a story of musicians spending a dream-like summer together in
Glasgow, Scotland. On Saturday they open “The One I Love,” about a
couple on a weekend romantic getaway that turns surreal. As part of the
Feminist Film Festival, there’s a one-time showing at 3 on Saturday of
“Strong,” a documentary about Olympic weightlifter Cheryl Haworth. And
Saturday night at 7, there’s the monthly Improvisations event, featuring
legendary British saxophonist Evan Parker. www.realartways.org

At Cinestudio, Trinity College’s cinema in Hartford, “Land
Ho!” - about a pair of older characters who take a road trip to Iceland -
continues through Tuesday. On Wednesday through Sunday you can see
“Magic in the Moonlight,” Woody Allen’s film about a British magician and
American clairvoyant who meet on the Riviera in the 1920’s. It stars
Colin Firth and Emma Stone. On Saturday they open “The Dance of
Reality, a film by Chilean director Alejandro Jodorowsky, about a copper-mining
town high above Santiago. There’s a matinee of National Theatre
Live’s “A Streetcar Named Desire” this Sunday. www.cinestudio.org.

Now here's a look at what's on WESU-FM tonight.

Right after the Jive at Five stay tuned for The Explorers’
Hour with Pickup Sticks, who invites you to Venture into the infinity of
the unknown to explore rock, pop, and experimental music both new and old!

From 6-6:30pm it’s The Production Report with Kiley
and Allis, who’ll report on entertainment industry news, deliver predictions,
review new movies and shows, and interview industry professionals.

From 6:30-8pm Acoustic Blender with Bill Revill presents an
eclectic selection of Americana, country, folk, bluegrass, and other music that
has a roots influence. There’s a fairly comprehensive concert listing
at 7pm, live guests on occasion and ticket giveaways too!

At 8pm The Voice of the CITY with J-Cherry offers a weekly dose
of area artists and musicians of every genre.

At pm Wonderland with DJ Cheshire Cat is a free forme
music show that features everything from From krautrock to post-rock, grunge to
garage, novelty to New Romantic, punk to prog. Oj tonight;s show, Cheshire Cat
will be giving away tickets to the New Riders of the Purple Sage and a Nomadic
Wax Hip Hop Concert!

From 10:30-11:30pm its Undercover with Rebecca Seidel, Bridging
genres and generations, by exploring the concept of inspiration through
imitation.

At 11:30 Call It Anything with DJ Riela collaborates with current
student musicians at Wesleyan, to play an assortment of music that is tailored
around music similar to their own work.

From 12:30-1:30am The Late Night Format with Adi
Slepack include a topical monologue, entertainment
segments, with guests, and pseudo-"musical
performances".

From 1:30-2:30am stay tuned for It's Kind of a Funny Story with DJ Tanner for
TRUE stories, music, and poetry all pertaining to a specific word/theme
selected for each episode.

From 2:30-3:30am its The Blast Zone with Baggins and the
G-O who plan to have a wild time
bantering about sports and interviewing student
athletes.

From 3:30-4am its The Graveyard Shift with DJ Otto
Nation for an An eclectic mix of music from the WESU library.

The BBC world news service take over at 4am and Morning
Edition from NPR
starts our broadcast day tomorrow at 5am.

And that's all for today's Jive at Five. If you didn't get a chance to write
down some of the offerings listed in our community calendar, the Jive is posted
online at www.wesufm.org/jive.

2014 marks 75 years of community radio that matters from WESU-FM. Keep an eye
and ear out for news of special events marking this landmark anniversary.